Thousands Take Action on National Adjunct Walkout Day

Thousands Take Action on National Adjunct Walkout Day

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on March 11, 2015Comments Off on Thousands Take Action on National Adjunct Walkout Day

Colleagues,

My name is A.L. Steiner, and I’m a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Roski School of Art and Design at USC. Together, we’ve begun taking steps to build our union here at USC, and I’m writing to you today with important updates.

Last week, we introduced a letter outlining our vision for a better USC, and calling on the University to commit to a fair and transparent process that allows for us to organize without interference. If you haven’t had a chance to sign on yet, you can view and sign the letter here: http://bit.ly/uscsupportletter

And last Wednesday, non-tenure track faculty and students from across the country participated in National Adjunct Walkout Day. This historic event was the first of its kind, with thousands taking action to shine a light on the low pay, lack of job security, and difficult working conditions many of us face every day. As you’ll see below, these actions garnered a great deal of media attention: